The Development of Korea's New Long-Term Care Service Infrastructure and Its Results: Focusing on the Market-Friendly Policy Used for Expansion of the Numbers of Service Providers and Personal Care Workers |
| |
Authors: | Yongho Chon |
| |
Institution: | 1. Department of Elderly Welfare , Namseoul University , Cheonan-city , Republic of Korea yongho.chon@gmail.com |
| |
Abstract: | One of the main reasons for reforming long-term care systems is a deficient existing service infrastructure for the elderly. This article provides an overview of why and how the Korean government expanded long-term care infrastructure through the introduction of a new compulsory insurance system, with a particular focus on the market-friendly policies used to expand the infrastructure. Then, the positive results of the expansion of the long-term care infrastructure and the challenges that have emerged are examined. Finally, it is argued that the Korean government should actively implement a range of practical policies and interventions within the new system. |
| |
Keywords: | long-term care service infrastructure elderly people Republic of Korea |
|
|